there. adrenalin takes over, definitely. i was more cautious than i would've been, had this not happened. >> you will see a full you are more guilty pleasure dances tonight. gilles will be dancing "gangnam style." >> we have another hour of news starting right now at 6:00. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> it was the battle in boca highlights from the final presidential debate. and who grabbed the edged just two weeks from election day. >> some d.c. council members want to take a big gulp out of sums to agree drinks. >> and ho-- some sugary drinks. >> andi am natasha barrett.

>> i am steve chenevey. >> we have some great weather. let's show you the good stuff. a fewit's 56 at reagan national, 48 at dulles. in culpeper this morning it's 45 degrees. our experts forecast, we will warm up into the '70s by noon today. once outside perhaps. 77 by 5:00 with partly sunny skies. highs today will make it just shy of 80 degrees. firstlet's head over to traffic with jamee whitten. >> good morning. it's quiet on the beltway and in maryland and 95 between baltimore and the beltway. 301 northbound at 214 central avenue, there's an incident involving a potato chip truck. northbound, the right lane getting you buy it.

then you will be able to extend north of that sort 50 the john hanson highway. 270, incident reported south of 180 near montgomery village avenue, but still moving at a decent space. back to you. >> thank you. this story out of new jersey, officials say an autopsy today will determine if a body found last night is the body of 12- year-old autumn pasquale. a girl's body was found in a recycling container. a preliminary identification says that it is the 12-year-old, who was reported missing on saturday, kicking off a massive search. we are two weeks away from the presidential election. president obama and mitt romney return to the campaign trail today after battling in their third debate. >> brianne carter is live outside the white house with highlights from last night. there were some zingers. believe it's less than two weeks -- two weeks

exactly until we give to the polls. we have been talked about this for so long and there were so many issues talked about last night. talking about foreign-policy issues. a lot of people expected he would do well. many people this morning say that he did. governor romney, some say that he held his own. sitting face to face debating for policy, president barack obama and mitt romney challenged each other on critical issues. they were quick to talk about the middle east. >> your strategy previously has been one that has been all over the map and is not designed to keep americans safe or to build on the opportunities that exist in the middle east. >> we are talking about how to help the middle east reject the kind of terrorism are seeing and the rising tide of tall oaks and confusion. at-- of tumult and confusion. >> both sides agreed on iranian sanctions and the current policy

is in syria egypt afghanistan but that did not stop the attacks. romney brought up military cuts. >> our navy is smaller now than at any time since 1917. >> we also have fewer horses and bayonets, if because the nature of our voluntary has changed. >> both candidates took the liberty of shifting questions to talk about the economy. >> you were very clear that he would not provide government assistance to the u.s. auto companies even if they went through bankruptcy. >> the idea suggested that i would liquidate the industry, of course not. >> expect the economy will be front and center again on the campaign trail as the kennetts head back to the crucial swing states. -- as the candidate's head back to the swing states. mitt romney and paul ryan have been events scheduled later today in nevada. and>> mitt romney and president

obama are neck-and-neck in some polls. president obama holding a slight lead in ohio and mitt romney with a slight lead in florida. it's a dead heat in virginia. >> a former cia officer accused of leaking the names of covert operatives is expected to plead guilty today. he initially pleaded not guilty to charges he exposed the names of two agents. please change comes after a judge ruled last week that prosecutors would not have to approve the actually intended to harm the u.s. by leaking their identities. >> the judge revealed the punishment for the fort washington one who entered an alford plea in the death of his foster sister. the 12-year-old boy entered the plea a month ago after he was charged in the death of the two-year-old girl in july. the an alford plea is an edition but there's enough evidence for

a conviction although it's not a guilty plea. >> if you city council members in d.c. want to a stop the big sugary drinks. >> john gonzalez has more. >> this is 1.2 liters. how about 64 ounces? that's how big these things get. you can buy these anywhere, even mcdonald's in chinatown and you can get a free reeseville. a couple council members have made it clear they want these large drinks to be banned in the district. council members michael brown and vincent orange both agreed they would be in favor of a ban of any sugary drinks larger then 16 ounces. in new york city there is a similar restriction already in the works. the board of health over there has a ban on super sized drinks at restaurants and movie. but the grocery stores and convenience stores are exempt. soft-drink companies will have their say.

they are trying to file an injunction before this law goes into effect in march in new york city. in the district, there are three council members on board. mary shea has been very vocal saying this is aue with health and nutrition. there is currently not any kind of movem in the legislation but some council members are definitely thinking about it. reporting live in chinatown john gonzalez. >> the legislators expected to rally today in support of a marilyn "dream act and ministers from across the d.c. suburbs expected to gather at the seventh-day adventist church in silver spring. question for on next month's ballot would allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public colleges if their parents taxes and they attended maryland schools. >> it's 55 degrees outside. still ahead, a disturbing discovery at a medical marijuana dispensary. pot-laced. >> a florida woman dresses up as

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>> you can see him in person at the national aquarium in washington d.c., the no. snakehead. good morning, washington. >> not exactly the best place for major spelling error. look at your screen. there was a spelling error in the sign at a school administration building. neighbors say it has been that way for months. the school system's

superintendent says it was an installation error. >> and nobody noticed? >> some presidential statements have gone viral. >> a costume contest prompted a woman to dress up as a binder full of woman. mitt romney made a comment about a binder full of women when he was asked a question about gender pay inequality. she did turn some heads. that's creativity. >> jacqui jeras, it's going to be a gorgeous day. we want to thank you personally. >> happy to do it. i will give you a couple more over the next couple days as well. we are starting with mild temperatures, well above average by about five or 10 degrees. it's 56 at reagan national, 50 in arlington, 45 in leesburg. waldorf, 51 degrees at this hour.

our satellite picture shows a couple clouds have been approaching from the west. the weather system approaching should stay towards the north. if you are traveling today, the biggest problems will be out west and the midwest and great lakes. rival delays possible in minneapolis, detroit, chicago. miami with the wind. low clouds in san francisco. partly cloudy and 58 by 9:00, 71 at noon, 77 and barlett sunny and imatt 5:00. >> 395, not much of a delay. a little volume and landmark. good through shirlington. across the 14th street bridge we welcome you into the nation's capital. looking good. 270 southbound near montgomery village avenue, a crash reported, a deer.

everything confined to the shoulder at 118. a little extra time needed towards for mead, a crash after 32. >> new details on a backlog of problems with a pharmacy at the heart of the meningitis outbreak in massachusetts. >> why in arizona church is encouraging people to text

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exploded at the same time in baghdad early this morning killing at least six people and injuring more than a dozen people. it happened in three different areas in the northwestern neighborhood of shula. we are trying to get some video for later in the newscast that shows the explosions that damaged cars and buildings. officials on the ground say the attacks seemed to be part of continued violence between sony and shi'ite -- sunni and shi'ite groups. protecting other stories around the world, investigators in taiwan say that a man confessed to setting a deadly fire on a nursing-home. 12 people died in the fire and 70 others injured when the fire broke out apsa facility in the southern part of the country. most of the victims were bedridden patients too frail to escape. >> 7 on your side.

new information about the massachusetts pharmacy at the center of the deadly meningitis outbreak. documents show problems with the new england, pounding center that date back to 1999. the penalty has faced harsh punishments from help regulators. 23 people and died and hundreds have gotten sick from contaminated steroid shots made at the pharmacy. investigators make a disturbing discovery at a medical marijuana dispensary in washington state. authorities confiscated cases of cannabis-enriched of beer last week from the dispensary into,. officials launched the investigation after getting complaints that a minor was able to purchase alcohol. >> that is dangerous. teenagers drink beer. all of a sudden they are drinking beer with the marijuana chemical. >> officials say no medical marijuana dispensaries in washington state have liquor licenses. club members say it is a non-

profit collective bargaining group producing the product. >> an arizona church embraced this being constantly in touch. >> officials at fellowship church encouraged churchgoers to tweet, text make and take cell phone calls during the service. pastorate admits some people might find it disrespectful, but he says technology is the best way to communicate the churches message and a half to take advantage of it. i guess it's ok if you are spreading the word. >> jesus tweets. you can find anything on twitter these days. >> the things we are learning.

>> a great morning. it makes us a little silly when the weather is this good. we have a little cloudiness which is moved into the area but the storm system to our north should stay up to the north and only at some clouds. it feels good this morning with 56 and reagan national, 48 at dulles, 45 in manassas. temperatures this morning, 11 degrees warmer than this time yesterday morning at dulles. nine degrees warmer in gaithersburg and nine degrees warmer in frederick. high-pressure controlling our weather. that is staying anchored across the carolinas. that is blocking out the storm system, so it rides up and over the top of us. so we have another great day with a south wind and warm temperatures. partly sunny today, 75-80 degrees. tonight, partly cloudy skies 50-59 degrees. check out the seven-day

forecast. topping 80 degrees tomorrow. the record is 84. we will get close to its. a slow slide through the rest of the week. interesting changes on the weekend. a potential hurricane offshore and a strong cold front coming in. that could mix things up. i would love to have you follow me on twitter. and look at my facebook page as well. i believe jamee whitten has a twitter account as well. >> i do. if you use 32 in maryland, near fort meade, a crash has been there for a while westbound passed 175, delays near telegraph road in maryland. 270 there was an incident and

volume out of frederick. we are really a slow through germantown passed 118 and towards montgomery village avenue. an accident on the shoulder. if you are heading towards fort belvoir, no problems to report in virginia. 95 lanes are open. route 1, a lot of volume, but moving along the approach in the capital beltway. back to you. >> thank you. it is a big launch for the technology companies. correct the perks of being popular in high school last well past graduation. rob nelson explains. >> energy drinks under fire. fda investigating the five deaths that may be related to the highly caffeinated monster energy drinks. monster denies its top-selling beverages contributed to the deaths. it is a big month for the technology industry with apple expected to announce a smaller version of the ipad today.

on friday, microsoft begins selling its surface tablet and operating system. other companies also making product announcements this month. starbucks is expected -- fedex is expected to the ship 13% more products this year at -- more packages this year. a study finds popular kids in high school to earn more later in life. kids with good social skills do better with colleagues and clients as adults. that's america's money.

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- the san francisco giants will meet with the detroit tigers in the world series. >> the giants with a record tying six straight elimination victories. that has ended the cardinal's season, there are rain is defending -- as defending champions is done. the giants had a 9-0 victory. the cardinals took the nationals out this year. the giants and the tigers in the world series, game 1 being tomorrow. hardly an easy night for the nfc north-a leading chicago bears. quarterback jay cutler was knocked out. he finished the game.

he got the win. the final score, 13-7. nfl commissioner roger goodell says the nfl will consider dropping the pro bowl altogether if the level of play does not improve. on the radio, he agreed with michael strahan called the january opposable embarrassing -- january's pro bowl embarrassing. roger goodell says that the nfl would select april bowl team. it would be honored but would not play. >> the economic impact of having an nba team. a study produced for the virginia beach development authority says an nba team would support about 3700 jobs and

provide an economic boost of more than $500 million a year and sent $11 million in tax revenue per year to the state of virginia. 7 is on your side with a call from the nation's leading group of pediatricians to make the cheerleading a sport. cheerleading has become more physical and athletic and should get the same kind of safety oversight that sports get right now, including on-site athletic trainers, limits on practice time and better-qualified coaches. studies show a dramatic climb in the number of cheerleader is getting injured. you can read the new policy in the online journal of pediatrics. >> we have another half-hour of "good morning washington." our partners at "politico" tell us which teacher: this is west virginia

pennsylvania, delaware. and this is maryland. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. question seven will build a new casino and bring table games to baltimore... generating hundreds of millions for schools. and that money has to go to education. it's the law. so vote for question seven. so we can stop spending all that money here, and keep maryland money in classrooms like mine.

"live, and in hd, you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. >> nothing would governor romney said was true. >> dealing with the challenges in the middle east -- >> plenty of sparks in the final presidential debate. brianne carter is live with overreaction. >> and we will hear from politico. good morning washington, it is

tuesday, october 23. >> let's check in with meteorologist jacqui jeras. >> today as #four and we will make up to number 7 if not number 8 this week. there were a few clouds rolled in overnight but not much. high pressure is dominating our weather and blocking that system to the north out. the temperatures will be nice and warm. 56 at reagan national airport and 38 at dulles. we will be at 58 by 9:00, partly sunny at noon with 71 degrees. our high will be just shy of 80 but we will top that tomorrow and i will have more on that in a little bit. >> good morning we are trying to get through the back up at

fort meade. if you use 32 westbound t if you're coming from 175 everyone is merging together. that is where the bottleneck is. there is at least a 1 mile dalai on westbound 32. -- at least 1 mile deleaded on the westbound 32. >> two weeks to go until election day. with the debates behind them president obama and that romney are focusing on the critical swing states. >> the president is campaigning in florida and ohio and mitt romney will be in south dakota. >> back to battleground states. some are calling the battle in the final debate that the news to candidates. president obama was on the

attack but mitt romney held his own. analysts are saying that both were able to talk about the issues and they're quick to talk about the big topics. that include afghanistan, libya, and syria. both sides agreed on iranian sanctions. mitt romney brought of military cuts and the focus was supposed to be on foreign policy but both sides took the liberty to switch the question to domestic issues. the president talked about the fact that he is commander in chief and mitt romney laid out several plans as well. we talked about the crucial swing states, battleground virginia is one. >> i just judged by bumper stickers and i think there are more mitt romney bumper stickers

than there were mccain four years ago. >> it may be a close election this time. >> people from both sides talking about it being a close election. it was set after this debate that this is a close race. and both candidates are going back on the campaign trail today. >> >> if your in charlottesville, you can catch a concert today in support of president obama. you will need tickets but it is free. >> before washington boy is charged in the death of his foster sister and he is expected to appear in court today. the 12-year-old will learn as punishment after entering a plea

last month. he was charged with involuntary manslaughter after the two-year- old girl died in july. there is enough evidence for a conviction. >> two d.c. council members want to take a bite out of shorter. >> they are expecting to support restricting sizes of sugary drinks. sold in d.c.. >> when you go into a mcdonald's, they will ask you if you want to super size that and you can of to a 40 an ounce soft drink. you can buy these drinks not just anywhere these days. the couple council members had made it clear that what is large so as to be banned in the district. two council members agreed they would be in favor of a ban of any sugary drinks a larger than 16 ounces. in new york city, there is a

similar restriction in the works. the board of health as a ban on super sized drinks and restaurants and movie theaters. convenience stores are exempt in new york. software companies will have their say. they are trying to file an injunction before that law goes into effect in march in new york city. here in the district, no official introduction to legislation but a number of council members are for it. people out here this morning say where do you draw the line? this is my prop and this is half empty. >> whose side are you on? still ahead politico weigh in on the final presidential debate next. >> we will check in with jummy

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friends who maybe got a new job and people want to buy the madrid. this is was behind as brand new app. it was created by a company in seattle. you can share a drink from anywhere in the world. they invented this that helps toast a friend and real-time. it is called a gratified. they say it links to other social media sites like facebook and your calendar and you can see if it is someone's birthday or a milestone. you can pick a restaurant or bar in their town and with one click, you can buy them a celebratory cocktail. the app officially launches to day and i pulled up on my own iphone. yeah again said food, games, texas to shows and conserves. that is something you can share

with everyone. >> send them money i have bills to pay. >> and a breakfast there? nothing. >> we are rapidly getting to the point where we don't want to talk to anybody anymore. >> it is difficult to be social. >> we could get outside today and invite some friends and have good conversation. >> or you could have lunch outside with somebody. what a great day we are looking forward to. today is day number four in a string of days well above average. >> good morning, we've got a few more days to go with this beautiful fall weather pattern but changes are coming later in the weekend.

temperatures this morning are warmer than yesterday morning. 56 degrees in the district. a mile day with a few clouds but there will be plenty of sunshine during the day. there is the influence of a warm front passing our way north and west. some of the showers may skimp the mason-dixon line. our forecast today, upper 50's this morning and 71 degrees at midday and 77 degrees at 5:00 p.m. >> it is not so bad loudoun county, prince william, and fairfax county. there is volume we have on 395 and the beltway through landmark a slowing at the 14th street bridge. baron cameron has an accident

and old georgetown road, the inner loop passed to7027270, it is very slow. >> 6:43 and 52 degrees outside. we will give you a sneak peek at what happened last night during the debate. >> jonathan allen will join us to talk about who may have grabbed [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso.

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they had expected to find americans drank. >> is not that of the debate last night. >> who grabbed the edge? let's bring in jonathan allen. the focus last i was on foreign policy and was suspected that president obama had the edge? >> suer, anytime the commander in chief talks about foreign policy, he will have better knowledge on the subject. he handled the subject matter pretty well and he seemed to be pretty aggressive on it. some folks thought that came of making him look like he was behind and others thought it was the president obama they wanted to see. i don't think this is a game changing event in the course of the presidential election the with the first debate was four mitt romney. >> what would the debate be

without a little sniping. >> i think governor romney hasn't spent enough time looking at our military works. you mentioned to the navy and we have fewer ships than in 1960. we also have fewer courses and bayonets. the nature of our military has changed spam. >> the expressions and body language are always interesting. >> mitt romney is more comfortable on the economy. this is an area where he looked more nervous. mitt romney is leading on the economy in poland and president obama is leading on foreign policy. -- presidential hopes might hinge on his grasp of foreign policy. >> the economy is still the number-one issue for most

voters. as a whole where do these debates fall? >> i think the first debate mitt romney gained a lot of ground. it was one of the few debates where we have seen that happen. most voters will tune in that they are not necessarily changing their votes. the first debate was a big deal. the second and third debate went to obama slightly if i were to score it but not enough to alter the race in any way. we don't have a lot of catapults and more and our military either. -- any more in our military either. >> we could just cut those out of the budget this year. >> two weeks away, and i think it happened. >> one of the two will win anyway.

>> thanks for playing along. >> good morning, with a beautiful star of this morning with the sun just coming up in a few clouds to make for a gorgeous sunrise and our temperatures feel nice. we'll go to meteorologist doug hill. >> in chesapeake beach, we're still half an hour from sunrise with just a few high clouds. temperatures could be close to 80 in spots today. may 40's to mid 50's right now. the current temperatures are somewhat warmer than yester day. in washington, we're 6 degrees warmer than yester day and 11 degrees warmer at washington/dulles. partly sunny and warm today 75- 80 degrees with a southerly

wind. the next seven days, we will keep this pattern, near 80 degrees and still in the 70 + thursday and friday and sunday and monday, but confidence level in the forecast drop like a rock. we're keeping an eye on a strong cold front. >> good morning virginia has had a lot of volume and the same thing with the district. maryland is struggling on 270. these delays are extending out of germantown. there was a deer that was struck and there is a brand new accident in that same location. there is a lot of traffic but you could bail out at 355 as well. there's an accident near old georgetown road but that is on the shoulder.

>> thank you. we are seconds away from a launch of this or rocket. on board are u.s. and russian astronauts. >> it is getting ready to blast off from kazakhstan. the countdown is under way. this will increase the size of the space station. one american and two russian cosmonauts so there will be six man at the space station. that is a successful launch. >> embarking on an international partnership. >> it will be a five-month trip for these three men on board that rocket. imagine spending the next five months in space. >> that is pretty neat to see that live. six >> o'clock 51 anbar tuesday

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>> time to crank up the tuesday express' theme we begin with a live round up of today's top stories. >> for the two candidates, today

is back to battleground states. president obama will begin his day in florida and he will meet up with the vice president joe biden in ohio. mitt romney will meet up with paul ryan in nevada. during the debate last month, foreign policy was the top issue and many people say president obama was on the attack while met romney held his own. >> how big is too big? could be as large a sugary drinks be on their way out in the district? "council members -- two council members say they will recommend banning these drinks. >> finally, he takes a sip. you might need to keep cool today.

>> absolutely, 58 degrees by 9:00 and 71 degrees by noon and 77 degrees by 5:00 p.m. we should top the temperature tomorrow but it will be a great forecast all week. the weekend is a big question mark. we're watching a strong cold front. we will keep you up to date. >> we will enjoy the next couple of days. thanks for being with us on this tuesday morning and that will do it for us. keep it here. >> johnny, if you're watching, we would like slurpee.

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